Sic transit—“g”: One thru Five

Raymond Farr

2007

the familiar self publishing press

Sic transit—“g”: One thru Five was originally blogged
at http://as-is.blogspot.com on 9-10-06 in an altered form.
I wish to express my appreciation to Andrew Lundwall,
the editor of As-Is, for his invitation to post work there.

Raymond Farr is a postmodern language poet

whose work hinges on improvisation. His poems
appear regularly both in print & on line at such
experimental poetry sites as: As-Is, Otoliths,
Bird Dog, 580 Split, Dusie, Little Red Leaves,
©2007 by Raymond Farr Xstream, The Flux I Share, BlazeVox2k, Moria,
Shampoo, Aught, Word/for Word, Milk, Hutt,
All rights reserved by the author. Zafusy, Apocryphal Text, Text Base, Anemone
Sidecar, Eratio Postmodern Poetry, Poethia,
Ambit, canwehaveourballback?, Pinstripe Fedora,
Cab/Net, foam:e, Sidebrow, MAG, miniMAG,
& 88: A Journal of Contemporary American
Poetry & Poetics. Raymond Farr lives in Ocala, FL.
There is no “history” but a multiple, overlapping
and interactive series of LEGITIMATE v. EX-
CLUDED histories.

--Michel Foucault
 Sic transit--"g": Text Five

Bouts of sic transit--"g" affiliate bouts of "of"

with bouts of "of" verging at limits. A barrel of
monk's keys scudders past odes. Oxen ask ??s

In psyche wards at nine, discourse pans gold.

Girth like a spy over-barnacles id, paces a siren
coagulant within, wrings Zulu from Lotto ---!
 Sic transit--"g”: Text One

Upon a ridge exposed ½ scared

compositions resolve sic transit--“g”
verging at limits precisely.

The further I pled innocence in psyche

wards at 9 [pou sto on Boston Common]
riveters vacationed for a day.
 Sic transit--"g": Text Four

At sic transit --"g" surly interrogatives prove

listening a liar. Peals of wonders converge upon
limits waylaid by solutions. If groves ARE A

MARTYR / ESTRUS in blossom then evidence is

hallowed. Runnels all the more human. To examine
a peach signals a mode than ever you'll find.
 Sic transit--"g": Text Two

Limits to purpose in sic transit--"g". Swan-

like at the edges of ode-like is to select a
free

space "b e t w e e n" yonder is yonder &

fabulous Woolgar. Rescuers clamor up
belfries oft nearer Kline than hachure.
 Sic transit--"g": Text Three

In harrowed positions sic transit--"g" sd,

"I've gone odd, meaning strangge again.
I climb like a prop man devoted to [sic]."

Is one to ward off the evils of "of"

if one, lacking principles, affirms coups?
A brkn self I am Kelvin to degrees.